Sunday, 7 December 2014

Sunday, 7 December

Paxton Pits - GREAT WHITE EGRET, 4 Red-crested Pochard, RING-NECKED DUCK A1 pit (Martin Davis)

Burwell Fen - 2 Short-eared Owls, Stonechat (Andy Hannaford); 2 more Short-eared Owl (Matt Mellor)

Wicken Fen - c.8 Hen Harrier to roost (Matt Mellor)

Southey Wood - 2 RAVEN nearby (Matt Webb)

Saturday, 6 December

Paxton Pits -  RING-NECKED DUCK on Island pit, Goosander, Peregrine, Merlin, Green Sandpiper, 3 Stonechat (Jamie Wells)

Burwell Fen - GREAT WHITE EGRET, 4 Short-eared Owl, 24 Whooper Swan (James Hanlon)

Ferry Lagoon - GREAT WHITE EGRET (Richard Thomas)

Great Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD still present (Kevin Wolstencroft)

Rampton - 18 Tree Saprrow (Ian Ellis)

Ouse Fen - 2 redhead Smew, Bean Goose over (Richard Thomas, Hugh Venables)

Friday, 5 December 2014

Friday, 5 December

Great Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD at the Frog Hall Bridge end, also Short-eared Owl (Steve Dudley)

Ouse Fen - Bittern, Green Sandpiper, 1740 Lapwing, 400 Golden Plover, Bearded Tit, 4 Stonechat (Mark Peck)

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Thursday, 4 December

Ouse Fen - fem PENDULINE TIT seen at 12.30 today from the RSPB visitor trail viewpoint overlooking the cell 2 reedbed. Feeding on reedmace heads by the ditch margin close to where the digger is working in front of the viewpoint. Quite mobile. (Barry O' Dowd)

Paxton Pits - 1st winter male RING-NECKED DUCK on A1 north,  fem Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, 3 Whooper Swan (Mark Ward)

Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD hunting between Tower Farm and Frog Hall Bridge 09:40h (Steve Dudley)

Cambridge - 4 Bewick's Swan north over the West Cambridge site (Hugh Venables)

Folksworth - male Black Redstart in a private garden (Andy frost)

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Wednesday, 3 December

Paxton Pits - 1st winter male RING-NECKED DUCK on A1 north,  Red-crested Pochard (Mark Hawkes)

Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD viewable from T-junction  by Tower Farm, also Merlin, Stonechat (Don & Andrew Gardener)

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Tuesday, 2 December

Paxton Pits - 1st winter male RING-NECKED DUCK on A1 north. Also pair of Red-crested Pochard, fem Scaup (Martin Davis, Andrew Tongue)

Ferry Meadows - Goosander (Mike Weedon)

Burwell Fen - Bittern, Merlin (Andy Hannaford)

Holme Fen - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD north of Holme Farm, Peregrine (Colin Kirtland)

Woodwalton Fen - male Hen Harrier, Tawny Owl (Colin Kirtland)

Monday, 1 December 2014

Monday, 1 December

Paxton Pits - 1st winter male RING-NECKED DUCK on A1 north (Martin Davis)

Trundle Mere - ROUGH LEGGED BUZZARD (Andy Jackson)

Ferry Meadows - Goosander (Mike Weedon)

Burwell Fen - 25 Whooper Swan, fem Hen Harrier,  3 Short-eared Owl, Merlin, 37 Snipe (Andy Hannaford)